Andy Rooney Praises Bill Clinton, Derides Reagan, Says 'Hard to Dislik

Brent Baker
January 7th, 2007 9:36 PM
 

CBS's Morley Safer Loves His Vices, Says 'Saints Are The Most Tedious

Tim Graham
January 4th, 2007 12:40 PM
 

CBS's Lara Logan Declares US Defeated In Iraq; General Abizaid Dispute

Michael Rule
November 27th, 2006 4:09 PM
 

WaPo: CBS News Correspondent Ed Bradley Dies

Mike Bates
November 9th, 2006 12:33 PM
Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post reports that veteran "60 Minutes" journalist Ed Bradley passed away today at the age of 65. Mr. Bradley had won 19 Emmy awards over his long career.May he rest in peace.
 

'60 Minutes' Present To Democrats: A Pre-Election Hit Piece On The GOP

Michael Rule
November 6th, 2006 4:56 PM
 

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: October 21 to

Scott Whitlock
October 27th, 2006 5:12 PM
With less then two weeks to go before the midterm elections, two separate programs, on two different networks, speculated that the Republicans are colluding with big oil to lower gas prices. The "Today" show wondered if this indicated "a vast right-wing conspiracy."Fox’s Geraldo Rivera speculated that America was seeing a case of "gas pump pimping." Meanwhile, ABC’s "Nightline" weighed in on…
 

Lesley Stahl Cheers On Pelosi And Ignores Her Record on '60 Minutes

Michael Rule
October 23rd, 2006 12:48 PM
 

Media Race to Coronate 'Speaker Pelosi,' NBC Offers Fawning Tribute

Rich Noyes
October 20th, 2006 1:43 PM
 

David Kuo: Contract Said My Book Was To Be Released In

Dave Pierre
October 17th, 2006 9:32 PM
Did publisher Simon & Schuster adjust its release schedule and rush into print a new book unflattering to the Bush administration to make an impact on the forthcoming mid-term elections? If the words of its author, David Kuo, are any indication, it's certainly a possibility. In an interview today (Tuesday, October 17, 2006) on the Laura Ingraham radio show, Kuo was a guest in addition to…
 

Rooney: U.S. Should've Attacked North Korea, But Now 'Ineffectual' UN

Brent Baker
October 15th, 2006 10:23 PM
At the end of Sunday's 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney expressed bafflement over why anyone would worry about a nuclear weapon in the hands of a communist tyrant: “I don't understand why we think it's okay for us to have a nuclear weapon, but it isn't okay for some other countries to have any.” And he went on to assert a very naive and dangerous view: “I don't think any country should have nuclear…
 

Flashback: Wallace & Woodward Mock Bush’s Smarts and Belief in Freei

Brent Baker
October 1st, 2006 1:47 AM
 

NBC Serves as CBS's Press Agent, Plugging '60 Minutes' Segment on Bush

Brent Baker
September 28th, 2006 8:35 PM
 

Couric Challenges Rice: 'To Quote My Daughter, "Who Made Us the Boss o

Brent Baker
September 24th, 2006 9:39 PM
In a profile of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice which led Sunday's 60 Minutes, Katie Couric explained how Rice “rejects the notion that the U.S. is a bully, imposing its values on the world.” CBS then ran a soundbite from Rice as she sat a few feet in front of Couric: “What's wrong with assistance so that people can have their full and complete right to the very liberties and freedoms that…
 

Rooney Suggests Fault for Terrorism Lies with American Behavior

Brent Baker
September 11th, 2006 12:59 AM
In his commentary at the end on Sunday's 60 Minutes, the day before the five year mark since 9/11, Andy Rooney noted that “we're trying to protect ourselves with more weapons,” a policy with which he only grudgingly agreed as he lamented, “we have to do it I guess.” Then, however, he suggested the fault for terrorism lies with American behavior, not the murderous ideology of terrorists who want…